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Glasgow Comic Con 2013 Review

I’Im exhausted following my visit to the brilliant Glasgow
Comic Con yesterday. The Con was held in the CCA which was excellent as a venue
and packed to capacity. Alexi Conman and I were representing the Paperjam Comic
Collective.

Luckily there were a couple of onsite bars, I had to
rehydrate with cider every 30 mins or so thanks to the incredible heat. Think
of having a sauna in a greenhouse. But I’m told Glasgow’s climate is very similar
to the Sahara in July.

It was good to see plenty of small press comic creators
including GLoW (Glasgow League of Writers), Luke Halshall, Gary Chudleigh,
Black Hearted Press, Ed Murphy and my partner-in-crime Gordon Robertson. There were
some excellent panels with some 2000ad mega stars, Cam Kennedy handles questions
in his unique and dead-pan style as well as some local small press talent. II
was mesmerised watching Yishan Li’s manga style portrait drawing.The queues for the signings lasted all day,
the 2000ad stars; Carlos Ezquerra, John Wagner, Cam Kennedy, Alan Davis and
Simon Bisley were all in demand.

As usualthere was
packed with cosplayers, most of whom I had no ideaof. Luckily I spotted Catwoman and Wonder
Woman so I offered to have may photo taken with them as they seem lonely as
everyone was ignoring them.

I got some amazing comics, which I’ve only just started
getting stuck into. But notable mentions from the top of the stack include AndEmily Was Gone and Vampire Vixens of the Wiermacht. And Emily… is by Iain
Laurie and John Lees is a dark and sinister tail of an ex-cop who is haunted by
visions of monsters. Iain’s distinct style suits the story perfectly and this
is a masterclass on how horror in comics should be. Vampire Vixens… is an OTT
romp involving almost Vampires, Hitler’s bodyparts and is definitely not for
the faint-hearted or easily shock. Left me with a huge grin on my face,
absolutely wonderful.

The evening event was excellent, a Chinese buffet eating too
quickly and several pints too many meant I was very shaky in the morning. But
it was worth it.

Here's a taster a comic which is coming to you soon. Scripted by Gordon Robinson and art by me, discussions are proceeding with the publisher. It's an dark, action packed strip in the best traditions of British comics.
Will post again when we get more news.